Oceanside police car rammed during chase

A 48-year-old man was arrested after leading Oceanside police on a 50-minute chase and ramming his car into an officer’s cruiser early Wednesday, police said.

An officer tried to stop the motorist about 2 a.m. because the Toyota sedan was straddling the lanes of northbound South Coast Highway and the driver was talking on a cell phone, said Oceanside police Lt. Leonard Mata.

The driver failed to stop and the pursuit wound its way into Vista, where spike strips were deployed.

The Toyota struck the spikes but he continued to drive on deflated tires, Mata said. The man then put his car in reverse, rammed a pursuing patrol car and several parked vehicles before stopping on Marbella Drive.

The driver, identified as Feggin Conners, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, driving under the influence, hit and run and felony evading. He was being held in Vista jail on $50,000 bail.